Based on interviews and conversations with leaders and managers in Europe and the United States, the book presents seven of the most common explanations for persistent gender imbalances and shows how they are based on common stereotypes and myths about men's and women's abilities and preferences.

1: Making the case for gender balance 2: Stuck in the Past 3: The white coat syndrome 4: Slugs & Snails, Sugar & Spice 5: The Roads Not Taken 6: Truce 7: Wrestling with God and Mammon 8: Illusions of Justice 9: Trailblazing

Summarizes current research and knowledge about gender Exposes unsupported assumptions underlying current explanations of gender imbalance Argues that gender balance is not merely a legal, moral, or women's issue, but is essential to good governance Provides practical guidance for actions to support gender balance adaptable to individual situations

Dr. Lynn Roseberry, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. has more than 20 years of experience working with gender issues as a lawyer, scholar, and in university management in the United States and Europe. She is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, where she also serves as the Business School's first Equal Opportunity Officer. Dr. Roseberry has a broad educational background including a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Yale University, and degrees in law from Arizona State University (J.D.), Harvard Law School (LL.M.), and Copenhagen Business School (Ph.D.). She has represented women in sex discrimination, domestic violence, and child custody cases and written about feminist legal theory, discrimination law, and issues concerning women's reproductive freedom. Dr. Johan Roos, MSc., Ph.D. is a Swedish national with 25 years of experience in management research, teaching and academic leadership. He has held positions at Wharton School, BI Norwegian Business School, Stockholm School of Economics, and at IMD in Switzerland. Dr. Roos was the founding CEO of Swiss-based Imagination Lab Foundation. He has been President of Copenhagen Business School and is currently CEO of Jönköping International Business School, where he is also Professor of Strategy. Dr. Roos has published 11 books plus dozens of articles on the need to innovate leadership processes in organizations, especially in strategy making. As an advisor and board member of several corporations, he continually works with corporate leaders in a wide range of industries on five continents. He is an elected member of the Danish Academy of the Technical Sciences, co-inventor of LEGO Serious Play® and chaired the Danish government's international Design Vision 2020 committee.

Summarizes current research and knowledge about gender Exposes unsupported assumptions underlying current explanations of gender imbalance Argues that gender balance is not merely a legal, moral, or women's issue, but is essential to good governance Provides practical guidance for actions to support gender balance adaptable to individual situations